Game



E. AUFFURTH, 1a., AND E. HJERPE.

GAME. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4-, 1920.

PatentedAug. 9, 1921.

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E. AUFFURTH, m, AND E. HJERFE.

. GAME.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4. 1920.

1,386,594, Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ERWIN AUIFURTH, JR, AND ERICK HJERPE, OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS,

Specification of Letters Patent.

GAME.

Patented Aug. 9, 1921.

Application filed September 4, 1920. Serial No. 408,245.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, EnwIN AUFFURTH, Jr., and ERICK HJERPE,citizens of the United States, residing at Port Arthur, in the county of Jefferson and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Games, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to games.

An object of this invention is to provide an amusement device in the nature of a game of skill, rather than a game of chance, which is up todate in appealing to the current taste for aeroplane devices and provides an attractive and interesting reward for the successful contestant and one in which there is apparent to the player no possible chance I of players and increase the money returns to the operator.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, the

combination, the detail and arrangement of" parts as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of our improved game,

Fig. 2 is a section at 2-2 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 3 is a perspective of a part of the aeroplane, showing in detail the candy releasing mechanism,

Fig. 4'is a fragmentary section at the top center of this device, and

Fig. 5- is a fragmentary section at the bottom center of this device.

In the embodiment of our invention, there is provided a set of legs 2 supporting a plurality of spokes 3 on stand 6 provided with braces 4, interconnecting the inner legs 2 mounted at the four corners of the said stand 6, the said spokes 3 being bolted or otherwise suitably fixed to the said stand 6 and also bolted or otherwise suitably fixed to a center plate 7 reinforcing the central portion of the table 6, which plate 7 is centrally bored and has afiixed thereto in said bore, a tubular member 14 upwardly extending and forming a journal for a shaft 15, preferably of wood. The entire height of the apparatus is preferably about eight feet, the said tubular member extending to the top thereof and protruding slightly below the bottom thereof. The said tubular member 14 is provided with a cap 30, screwthreaded thereon, which cap 30 journals a stub shaft 29, which stub shaft 29 is provided at one end with a taper screw and at the other with a screw provided with a shoulder, the taper screw screwing into the top of the said shaft 15 and also screwing into the center of a cross-arm 23, which is preferably inclosed in wicker or may be made of cane, and is preferably of a length of about five feet. The bottom of the said shaft 15 is provided with a metallic insert 10, which insert 10 serves as the bottom shaft and is mounted against the downward thrust in a ball bearing pulley or roller 5, the said bottom end of the insert being pointed and providing a point bearing in a concave part of the top of the roller 5, thereby providing a double means of preventing friction, the whole shaft 15 together with the revoluble members mounted thereon being carried upon this point upon the insert 10. Further cataloging the parts, the numeral 11 indicates nets into which candy drops, as hereinafter more fully described, there being thirty-two nets in all, the numeral 12 indicating timber partitions, the numeral 13 indicating a chain leading to the brake, 16 is an aeroplane, 17 indicates chains on which the plane is suspended from the cross-arm, 18 is a chain which trips candy as the plane swings out in flight, 19 is a candy trip spring and weight showing chain taut in flight, 20 is a candy cradle, 21 is a motor with air blade, also acting as counterbalance, 22 is a fiber brush mount, 24 is a wire-support to prevent the arm from bending, 25 is a wood prop to support the wire support, 26 inclicates 110 volt wire leads to motor and plate, 27 indicates copper friction brushes transferring thedistributing current to plate and motor, 28 indicates copper rings with 110 volt wire leads to brushes, 31 indicates 4 volt electric lamps which illuminate the plane in flight, 32 indicates a stepdown transformer, stepping down from 115 volts to 4, 8 and 12 volts for small lights, 33 indicates 110 volt A. C. and D. C. sixty cycle 115 or 110 volts A. C. or D. C. current can 7 be used. There are thirty-two six inch paddles which correspond to thirty-two nets. The candy, one-half pound, is then placed into the cradle, the switch is thrown and the plane does the rest. As the plane increases in velocity, it makes a greater circle and as it circles out it tightens the chain onpulls away from it and in so doing opens the bottom of the cradle and the candy drops through into a net. The'party holding thev paddle corresponding to the net in which it falls, receives the candy. The power is transferred from the power circuit by two wires through the pipe 1 5 to the copper rings 28 and from there is connected through slide copper brushes 27 to leads runmng to counterbalance motor and through support chains 17 to 110 volt motor in plane. A small bell stepdown transform er inthe plane receives the 115 or 110 volts and distributes at 4 volts to miniature lights on plane, which illuminate plane in flight. The plane is ca pable of attaining a speed of eight to ten miles and an eighteen foot circle, but the candy-release chain acts as a governor to any circle desired and canbe adjusted to deposit the candy at certain speeds. For example, when business 1S not rushing, a long play can be made, which attracts at tention and the plane can make six,eight,

ten, or as many more circles as the operator desires, then on the other hand, if he'has a crowd and wants to have quick play, he can,

adjust it by shortening the trip or conveyor chain, so that the'plane will drop the candy at a circle and'a half or. two circles and-get the money. The structure isfso simple"that for the entire apparatus, the weight should not normally exceed 125 pounds. In assembling, the metallic inserts into the pole 15 The mechanism of this.

.are inserted and dropped into the pipe 1-1,

strike anyobstrnction in the path. By rea son of the visibility of the game, it becomes a legal amusement, both. interesting and instructive. The netted wheel isin four parts to allow the easy packing for shipment. The support and brace 24 and 25 guard against the pole snapping or bending under flying weight.

l/Vhat we claim is: I 1. In a game, separately indicated receptacles, tokens correspondingto the indications on said receptacles-to be distributed, a revoluble member provi'ded'with an air propeller'and provided with a prize to be released by-a trip and means for electrically operating said propeller and means for operating said trip,said-trip operating means including a member controlled by the centrifugal force of said revoluble member.

2. In an airplane having an orbital movement, for amusement purposes, a cradle and means for 'opening the bottom of said cradle upon a predetermined speed of said airplane, said means including a bottom mounted upon a lever andcounterbalanced by a weight and means near the center of the orbit, and means for V interconnecting the weighted end of said lever ;w1th a member suspending saidzairplane whereby upon in- AUFBURTH, a.

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